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ReadyNAS Pro Business: Fan spinning often?
The fan in my ReadyNAS Pro Business has been tending to spin a lot in the last few weeks and I don't know what the cause is. I purchased it in 2009 or 2010 new. I've upgraded the disks to 5 3TB uni...
I somehow read fastfwd's equipment list as yours. :oops:
Your Seagate drives are pumping out over 9 watts each during use, and 7.4 watts each while idling. So I am not surprised that your fans sometimes kick into high gear. I'm a bit surprised that it wasn't doing this before.
The WDC Red uses 4 watts during use, and 3 during idle - which is why it is so much cooler.
Anyway, there are some threads about replacing the fans, including one here: viewtopic.php?f=24&t=39652. Though I don't think I'd change them if the NAS is still under warranty.
Your Seagate drives are pumping out over 9 watts each during use, and 7.4 watts each while idling. So I am not surprised that your fans sometimes kick into high gear. I'm a bit surprised that it wasn't doing this before.
The WDC Red uses 4 watts during use, and 3 during idle - which is why it is so much cooler.
Anyway, there are some threads about replacing the fans, including one here: viewtopic.php?f=24&t=39652. Though I don't think I'd change them if the NAS is still under warranty.
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